Author and journalist Claire Hoffman talks about TM, yogic flying, belief, and her new memoir Greetings from Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood. http://www.clairehoffman.com/

Speculative fiction writer and book collector Jack Womack talks about flying saucers, modern myth, UFO blueprints, and his new book Flyings Saucers are Real!, which samples from his extensive UFO Library. http://shop.mexicansummer.com/product/jack-womack-flying-saucers-real/

Writer, scientist, and Shulginist Lex Pelger talks about medical marijuana, Moby Dick, queer weed warriors, and the healing power of sharing our stories about drugs. www.lexpelger.com

Author, journalist and WFMU DJ Jess Jarnow talks about Dead shows, distribution rings, LSD "religion", and his comprehensive new book Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America. http://www.jessejarnow.com/about/

University of Chicago anthropologist William Mazzarella talks about psychological resonance, the concept of mana, and how magic helps illuminate advertising and propaganda. https://chicago.academia.edu/WilliamMazzarella

Technology writer and futurist Kevin Kelly talks about digital socialism, surveillance fears, and the cosmic force fueling technology. Kevin's new book is The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces that Will Shape our Future.  

An

inspiring discussion with writer, feminist, and historian of science

Donna Haraway about cyborg companions, animal loves, and why the

Chthulucene is a better name for our era than the Anthropocence. Donna's

new book is Manifestly Haraway, which collects “The Cyborg Manifesto” with the “The Companion Species Manifesto.”

Writer,

curator, and occult practitioner Pam Grossman talks about feminist

witchcraft, the power of images, the deliciousness of mystery, and her

new book What is a Witch, with art from the amazing Tin Can Forest. http://www.pamgrossman.com/

Alchemist, writer, and artist Brian Cotnoir talks about the Emerald Tablet, stereograms, the transformation of matter, and the alchemy of film. http://khepripress.com/